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Rebuilding A Small Finger Joint

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 26535

Reshapes and rebuilds one of the smaller joints within a finger so it moves more freely and hurts less, using the patient's own tissue rather than an artificial joint. It is done for a joint stiffened or damaged by arthritis or injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rebuilding A Small Finger Joint cost?

$10,000

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $15,488.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $501 to $21,878
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$24,547.09

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 2nd of 50

$10,000

IN $10,471WV $427

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.